This morning's brunch at the Daisy Cafe.

[usonian]

I skipped over some photos I have "in the can" to post this morning's shot.
Landing gear retracted! Cool.
Enjoy. More to come.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Wow, what a stunner!

[usonian]

2. Thanks, this gets kind of addictive. I'll probably be out for more this afternoon!

[Walleye]

10. I am totally hooked on hummingbird photography

[usonian]

12. Fast shutter or flash. I use available outdoor light. So far! It's not easy.

I go out for flower photos and come back with bird photos.

[Walleye]

13. 1/8000 of a second. I get really bright direct sunlight on my back porch in the afternoon

I like your shots with the flowers. Pretty neat

[usonian]

16. Stay tuned. No luck this afternoon, but I am hooked, and have a backlog :-)

[Walleye]

17. Cool. Looking forward to it

[LoisB]

3. Very, very lovely.

[Fla Dem]

4. Are we looking head on? If so is the bird missing a wing on the right side?

I just may be disoriented.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Tail view. Beak on the lower left. nt

[Fla Dem]

6. Thank you. Now I see it.

[eppur_se_muova]

14. No problem. I couldn't tell what I was looking at, at first. nt

[usonian]

8. The right wing is blurred.

We are looking at the back end

I have another that I'll post later that is head-on.

Such photos are a bit disorienting, because the bill is their most prominent feature. Wings are always blurred due to motion. Only a fast shutter can still them. And they get out of that narrow focus as well.

[Fla Dem]

9. Still a beautiful picture! Thank you.

[housecat]

7. just gorgeous!

[Hulk]

11. These little angels are amazing

We have a couple of feeders up on our patio, and I could sit out there and watch them all day long.

Just like chickens.... they have a definite established pecking order

[usonian]

15. Indeed! If they are hanging around, no need to photograph.

I usually see so few because they are usually at the neighbor's house, sipping that sugar water.

Right now, with hundreds of daisies, the pollen is irresistible and they're on my side.

I have to stick with wild flowers because deer eat everything else that's not fenced.